Bibliography: Lynn Perrigo, Gateway to Glorieta. A History of Las Vegas,
New Mexico (Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company, 1982), page 27, mention of building the hotel.

Remarks: The building of The Meadows was a community project initiated by the Commercial Club of Las Vegas in 1920. The hotel opened to the public in June, 1923. The new hotel incorporated a small 3-storey hotel on the North. On the Trost Compartment, see INVENTN.001, under Inventions.

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